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Spraying paint,legally

by Martin Patriquin on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:28pm - 2 Comments

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This is a photo essay I put together on a legal graffiti wall around the corner from the Maclean’s Quebec office. I walk by it often, and it is something to behold, partly for the quality of the art and the fact that it changes nearly everyday. Special thanks to Maclean’s Jonathan McKinnell, who did a great job making it pretty and stuff.

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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/jolyon jolyon

    I could only watch about half of the video, so excuse me if you covered this, but aren't 'legal' walls somewhat against the culture of spray painting? I thought part of the thrill of painting things was that it was illegal. Or maybe the 'legal' walls are for the old timers who no longer want to break the law but want to paint anyways.

    • Andrew

      In no way are legal walls against the culture. Painting illegally does have it's thrill, but the overall purpose is to get your art seen. Most writers who do legal walls also paint illegally. We paint to show the world… whatever it is we want to portray, by any means nessessary. It's just nice that more and more people embrace it as art, and want it on there walls. It`s not about rebelling, it`s about uncomprimised expression… but that could be just an old timers point of view.

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